ers will prefer a potential resource person for their organizations over someone who can simply be busy at work. Remember that in its day-to-day operation, a company contends with two main preoccupations: the problems it is facing, and the possible solutions that people can come up with. While your prospective employer is interviewing you, he is actually trying to figure out whether you will be part of the solution or part of the problem, if he so decides to engage your services.

- Don't stop searching. Do not impose a quota on yourself, as in giving up your search after so many tries. You are certain to remain

No one has ever said that finding a job out there in the urban jungles is easy. It never is, by the way. But what is your way of job hunting? How have you been looking for that elusive job? The method you use in looking for a job is a very important yardstick that will decide whether you can land a job or continue hunting for a long time.

If you have been unsuccessful in finding a job and have remained searching for one, here are ways (that have been proven to be effective based on experience) to make you succeed in landing a job:

- Be a resolute job hunter. Arm yourself with determination before stepping into that interview room. Resolve firmly to be hired and let the interviewer sense the passion burning within you. Here's a clue: Never search for a job you only half-care about because you will only search for it half-heartedly. Instead, search for a job you are desperately eager to land, and you will hunt for it with your whole being.

- Show proof of the skills you got. If, for example, you are good at drafting or sketching preliminary designs, bring samples of your work and indicate which particular projects these were used for. Keep in mind that most employers would like to take in someone whose work they have seen. Most people have the wrong notion that "skills" are confined to certain characteristics as in getting along well with people, being persistent, and being dynamic. But skills are more than just these personal qualities. Skills include abilities on supervision, organization, planning, arbitration, conceptualization, innovation, and focusing on even the minutest of details.

- Be a walk-in applicant. While many companies prefer to evaluate job candidates on the basis of resumes sent electronically, there are still those who understand that the job market is a competitive world and appreciate the perseverance of door-knockers in exhausting all means possible to come face-to-face with a prospective employer. This is especially true of companies that need to fill a slot immediately. However, it is suggested here that you should know when to knock on doors and when to use the computer.

- Be forthright about your market worth. Be careful though not to appear boastful for you will surely turn off the person in front of you. Let your potential employer see your value. Here's how to do it: During the interview, concentrate on what you can do for the company rather than focusing on what the company can do for you. Employers will prefer a potential resource person for their organizations over someone who can simply be busy at work. Remember that in its day-to-day operation, a company contends with two main preoccupations: the problems it is facing, and the possible solutions that people can come up with. While your prospective employer is interviewing you, he is actually trying to figure out whether you will be part of the solution or part of the problem, if he so decides to engage your services.

- Don't stop searching. Do not impose a quota on yourself, as in giving up your search after so many tries. You are certain to remain j

into that interview room. Resolve firmly to be hired and let the interviewer sense the passion burning within you. Here's a clue: Never search for a job you only half-care about because you will only search for it half-heartedly. Instead, search for a job you are desperately eager to land, and you will hunt for it with your whole being.

- Show proof of the skills you got. If, for example, you are good at drafting or sketching preliminary designs, bring samples of your work and indicate which particular projects these were used for. Keep in mind that most employers would like to take in someone whose work they have seen. Most people have the wrong notion that "skills" are confined to certain characteristics as in getting along well with people, being persistent, and being dynamic. But skills are more than just these personal qualities. Skills include abilities on supervision, organization, planning, arbitration, conceptualization, innovation, and focusing on even the minutest of details.

- Be a walk-in applicant. While many companies prefer to evaluate job candidates on the basis of resumes sent electronically, there are still those who understand that the job market is a competitive world and appreciate the perseverance of door-knockers in exhausting all means possible to come face-to-face with a prospective employer. This is especially true of companies that need to fill a slot immediately. However, it is suggested here that you should know when to knock on doors and when to use the computer.

- Be forthright about your market worth. Be careful though not to appear boastful for you will surely turn off the person in front of you. Let your potential employer see your value. Here's how to do it: During the interview, concentrate on what you can do for the company rather than focusing on what the company can do for you. Employers will prefer a potential resource person for their organizations over someone who can simply be busy at work. Remember that in its day-to-day operation, a company contends with two main preoccupations: the problems it is facing, and the possible solutions that people can come up with. While your prospective employer is interviewing you, he is actually trying to figure out whether you will be part of the solution or part of the problem, if he so decides to engage your services.

- Don't stop searching. Do not impose a quota on yourself, as in giving up your search after so many tries. You are certain to remain

ave seen. Most people have the wrong notion that "skills" are confined to certain characteristics as in getting along well with people, being persistent, and being dynamic. But skills are more than just these personal qualities. Skills include abilities on supervision, organization, planning, arbitration, conceptualization, innovation, and focusing on even the minutest of details.

- Be a walk-in applicant. While many companies prefer to evaluate job candidates on the basis of resumes sent electronically, there are still those who understand that the job market is a competitive world and appreciate the perseverance of door-knockers in exhausting all means possible to come face-to-face with a prospective employer. This is especially true of companies that need to fill a slot immediately. However, it is suggested here that you should know when to knock on doors and when to use the computer.

- Be forthright about your market worth. Be careful though not to appear boastful for you will surely turn off the person in front of you. Let your potential employer see your value. Here's how to do it: During the interview, concentrate on what you can do for the company rather than focusing on what the company can do for you. Employers will prefer a potential resource person for their organizations over someone who can simply be busy at work. Remember that in its day-to-day operation, a company contends with two main preoccupations: the problems it is facing, and the possible solutions that people can come up with. While your prospective employer is interviewing you, he is actually trying to figure out whether you will be part of the solution or part of the problem, if he so decides to engage your services.

- Don't stop searching. Do not impose a quota on yourself, as in giving up your search after so many tries. You are certain to remain

e of door-knockers in exhausting all means possible to come face-to-face with a prospective employer. This is especially true of companies that need to fill a slot immediately. However, it is suggested here that you should know when to knock on doors and when to use the computer.

- Be forthright about your market worth. Be careful though not to appear boastful for you will surely turn off the person in front of you. Let your potential employer see your value. Here's how to do it: During the interview, concentrate on what you can do for the company rather than focusing on what the company can do for you. Employers will prefer a potential resource person for their organizations over someone who can simply be busy at work. Remember that in its day-to-day operation, a company contends with two main preoccupations: the problems it is facing, and the possible solutions that people can come up with. While your prospective employer is interviewing you, he is actually trying to figure out whether you will be part of the solution or part of the problem, if he so decides to engage your services.

- Don't stop searching. Do not impose a quota on yourself, as in giving up your search after so many tries. You are certain to remain

ers will prefer a potential resource person for their organizations over someone who can simply be busy at work. Remember that in its day-to-day operation, a company contends with two main preoccupations: the problems it is facing, and the possible solutions that people can come up with. While your prospective employer is interviewing you, he is actually trying to figure out whether you will be part of the solution or part of the problem, if he so decides to engage your services.

- Don't stop searching. Do not impose a quota on yourself, as in giving up your search after so many tries. You are certain to remain jobless if you fix a limit to the effort you exert in landing a job.

Just keep going. Continue with your search without letup. In due time, you will be rewarded for your persistence.